I have a white silky rooster who bred with my black sex link hen the egg was then hatched by my blue laced Wyandotte. I was sad doing research and finding out that my black sex link and Amber links likely won’t live long due to their egg production. I don’t really care about eggs, and I certainly would never eat my birds, so I really like how silkies are longer lived and more “pet” like. Their daughter Alfalfa is about five months old and has yet to lay an egg. Any guesses as to her life span? I would def Prefer if she took after the silkie.